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First Baptist Church of Evans is having a Time Out Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 11:50 a.m. in the Church Fellowship Hall. Time Out is a lunchtime fellowship ministry.

Scholarships

The Watson-Brown Foundation Inc. is accepting scholarship applications for 2014-2015 awards. One of the region’s largest scholarship programs, the foundation will award 200 scholarships of up to $5,000 for 2014-2015. To be eligible, students must be from certain counties in Georgia and South Carolina and plan to attend any four-year, accredited college in the country. The scholarship application deadline is Feb. 15. Details, including the online application, may be found at www.watson-brown.org/scholarship.

GOP women

Greater Columbia County Republican Women will meet Dec. 12 at Be My Guest Catering and Events, 4216 Washington Road, Evans (next to Academy Sports). The guest speaker is Georgia Attorney General Sam Olen. The $12 buffet dinner also includes coffee, iced tea and dessert. Social and dinner begins at 6 p.m., the meeting at 7 p.m. RSVP to info@gccrw.org or citizen30809-gccrw@yahoo.com or (706) 294-5100 by Dec. 10.

Comedy play

Evans Youth Theatre will present Anne Arky at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 7 at Evans Middle School, 4785 Hereford Farm Road, Evans. The comic play is about a high school drama club preparing for its opening night of Anne of Green Gables. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students, 5 and under free. Tickets available at: www.evansyouththeatre.org or purchase at the door.

Free concert

The Appling Opry will feature a double-header program Saturday, Dec. 14. Acts include the “Roscoe F. Perry Male Choir” from First Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Appling and Rabon Creek, a bluegrass band from Laurens, S.C. Show starts at 6:30 p.m. at 5701 Whiteoak Road. Admission is free.

Addiction help

Mosaic United Methodist Church’s Celebrate Recovery program holds weekly sessions at the church, 678 Columbia Industrial Blvd., Evans. The women’s group meets at 6:30 p.m. and the men’s group meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. A Men’s Accountability group meets at 8 p.m. Mondays. Call (706) 877-6468, or go to www.mosaicumc.org.

• Safe Kids East Cen-tral Georgia is seeking volunteers to help with events such as car-seat and bicycle checks, and to lead programs that teach safety to children and teens. Training is provided. Call (706) 721-7606.